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enhttp://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/media/WPRPodcast_2013_News_300.jpg300300newsWisconsin Public Radionowebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadionewsSuperior Records First Gun Homicide Of The Yearhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/lt6TlVEJZEg/superior-records-first-gun-homicide-year
http://www.wpr.org/superior-records-first-gun-homicide-year<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/6079042022_ef71fd6458_z_0.jpg?itok=J9cFusGK' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Whereas Milwaukee has had 59 gun-related homicides over the course of 2014, the city of Superior has only just recorded its first - that of 20-year-old Garth Velin, who died of a bullet wound to the chest on Tuesday.</p>Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:15:00 -0500no Whereas Milwaukee has had 59 gun-related homicides over the course of 2014, the city of Superior has only just recorded its first - that of 20-year-old Garth Velin, who died of a bullet wound to the chest on Tuesday.http://www.wpr.org/superior-records-first-gun-homicide-yearhttp://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/field/image/6079042022_ef71fd6458_z_0.jpgState Police Agencies Shift In How They Gather, Use Eyewitness Testimonyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/5jB4pNfiJcM/state-police-agencies-shift-how-they-gather-use-eyewitness-testimony
http://www.wpr.org/state-police-agencies-shift-how-they-gather-use-eyewitness-testimony<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/3489316498_96c87dedbd_z.jpg?itok=96NJBjQ0' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Many police departments in Wisconsin are shifting in the way they collect and use eyewitness testimony as evidence in criminal proceedings, as more research confirms that eyewitnesses often misidentify suspects. However, the director of Wisconsin's Innocence Project says that more change is needed.</p>Fri, 3 Oct 2014 13:45:00 -0500no Many police departments in Wisconsin are shifting in the way they collect and use eyewitness testimony as evidence in criminal proceedings, as more research confirms that eyewitnesses often misidentify suspects. However, the director of Wisconsin's Innochttp://www.wpr.org/state-police-agencies-shift-how-they-gather-use-eyewitness-testimonyhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws141002-GH-IWITNESS.mp3Prison Reform Advocates Rally On Capitol Stepshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/9RJjpZvOaiw/prison-reform-advocates-rally-capitol-steps
http://www.wpr.org/prison-reform-advocates-rally-capitol-steps<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/141001_0004.jpg?itok=5PjfLKrq' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>A prison reform group brought a life-size replica of a segregation cell to the steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday to dramatize their demands for ending the use of solitary confinement for Wisconsin inmates with mental illness.</p>Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:30:00 -0500no A prison reform group brought a life-size replica of a segregation cell to the steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday to dramatize their demands for ending the use of solitary confinement for Wisconsin inmates with mental illness.http://www.wpr.org/prison-reform-advocates-rally-capitol-stepshttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws141001-GH-SOLITARY2.mp3Friends, Family Of Dontre Hamilton Continue To Call For Release Of State Report On Shootinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/xx2-xoxBTQE/friends-family-dontre-hamilton-continue-call-release-state-report-shooting
http://www.wpr.org/friends-family-dontre-hamilton-continue-call-release-state-report-shooting<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/14775667738_ae4ab44dff_z.jpg?itok=dTg8IGT4' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The family of a Milwaukee man shot to death by a police officer five months ago is still waiting for release of a report compiled by the state Justice Department.</p>Wed, 1 Oct 2014 18:45:00 -0500no The family of a Milwaukee man shot to death by a police officer five months ago is still waiting for release of a report compiled by the state Justice Department.http://www.wpr.org/friends-family-dontre-hamilton-continue-call-release-state-report-shootinghttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws141001-CQ-DONTRE5.mp3Woman Decries State's Use Of Segregation Cells After Witnessing Son's Mental Collapsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/jFKTLJkhPpE/woman-decries-states-use-segregation-cells-after-witnessing-sons-mental-collapse
http://www.wpr.org/woman-decries-states-use-segregation-cells-after-witnessing-sons-mental-collapse<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Waupun-solitary-cell_0.jpg?itok=aGJoRUsV' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Janis Gilbert said her adopted son Aaron was sane when he entered state prison to serve a five-year sentence. When she visited him after he had been stripped of his mental health medications and placed in solitary confinement for two months, she said he was barely recognizable.</p>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:30:00 -0500no Janis Gilbert said her adopted son Aaron was sane when he entered state prison to serve a five-year sentence. When she visited him after he had been stripped of his mental health medications and placed in solitary confinement for two months, she said he http://www.wpr.org/woman-decries-states-use-segregation-cells-after-witnessing-sons-mental-collapsehttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140930-GH-SOLITARY.mp3Attorney General Candidates Both Accused Of Mishandling Sexual Assault Caseshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/h7ZgMIMCbWs/attorney-general-candidates-both-accused-mishandling-sexual-assault-cases
http://www.wpr.org/attorney-general-candidates-both-accused-mishandling-sexual-assault-cases<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Schimel%20and%20Happ%20greeting%20people%20%281%29.jpg?itok=7zx54WTx' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Both candidates in the race for attorney general, Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel, have been accused of mishandling cases involving sex offenders in their respective roles as district attorneys in Jefferson and Waukesha counties.</p>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:00:00 -0500no Both candidates in the race for attorney general, Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel, have been accused of mishandling cases involving sex offenders in their respective roles as district attorneys in Jefferson and Waukesha counties.http://www.wpr.org/attorney-general-candidates-both-accused-mishandling-sexual-assault-caseshttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140929-GH-GOPVHAPP.mp3Gun Homicide Tally For Year Reaches 87http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/a4kRK18mxH4/gun-homicide-tally-year-reaches-87
http://www.wpr.org/gun-homicide-tally-year-reaches-87Two fatal shootings in Milwaukee during the past week have pushed this year's gun homicide total in Wisconsin to 87.Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:00:00 -0500noTwo fatal shootings in Milwaukee during the past week have pushed this year's gun homicide total in Wisconsin to 87.http://www.wpr.org/gun-homicide-tally-year-reaches-87http://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140926-CQ-GUNGARDE.mp3Schimel Outlines Plan For Addressing Violence Against Womenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/DzIy8LuQfcQ/schimel-outlines-plan-addressing-violence-against-women
http://www.wpr.org/schimel-outlines-plan-addressing-violence-against-women<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/10306177_244556232401658_2937287643639573841_n.jpg?itok=iNUWOvxO' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Brad Schimel, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, said on Tuesday that if he's elected he'll make preventing violence against a women a top priority at the state Justice Department.</p>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:30:00 -0500no Brad Schimel, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, said on Tuesday that if he's elected he'll make preventing violence against a women a top priority at the state Justice Department.http://www.wpr.org/schimel-outlines-plan-addressing-violence-against-womenhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140923-GH-SCHIMDV.mp3Brown County Murder-Suicide Marks 4th In Wisconsin So Far This Yearhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/5I_iUtvXdsc/brown-county-murder-suicide-marks-4th-wisconsin-so-far-year
http://www.wpr.org/brown-county-murder-suicide-marks-4th-wisconsin-so-far-yearA fatal shooting in Brown County last Saturday night was the fourth this year that involved both a murder and a suicide.Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:30:00 -0500noA fatal shooting in Brown County last Saturday night was the fourth this year that involved both a murder and a suicide.http://www.wpr.org/brown-county-murder-suicide-marks-4th-wisconsin-so-far-yearhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140919-GH-MURDRSUI.mp3Activist Charged For Her Role In Mine Site ‘Raid’ Pleads Guiltyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/IKrvD4px_aQ/activist-charged-her-role-mine-site-%E2%80%98raid%E2%80%99-pleads-guilty
http://www.wpr.org/activist-charged-her-role-mine-site-%E2%80%98raid%E2%80%99-pleads-guilty<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Raid_1%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Kw9yFt6U' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>One of a dozen people who participated in a "raid" on a Gogebic Taconite drilling site last year pleaded guilty to felony theft and misdemeanor damage to property in circuit court in Hurley on Friday.</p>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:15:00 -0500no One of a dozen people who participated in a "raid" on a Gogebic Taconite drilling site last year pleaded guilty to felony theft and misdemeanor damage to property in circuit court in Hurley on Friday.http://www.wpr.org/activist-charged-her-role-mine-site-%E2%80%98raid%E2%80%99-pleads-guiltyhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140919-MS-KLOTHREAX.mp3Woman Charged In Mining Site Raid Will Likely Plead Guiltyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/d_guO1STY14/woman-charged-mining-site-raid-will-likely-plead-guilty
http://www.wpr.org/woman-charged-mining-site-raid-will-likely-plead-guilty<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Raid_1.jpg?itok=TP9UBRH-' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>An anti-mining protester charged in the raid of a Gogebic Taconite drilling site more than a year ago is expected to plead guilty to felony robbery and misdemeanor damage to property on Friday.</p>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:15:00 -0500no An anti-mining protester charged in the raid of a Gogebic Taconite drilling site more than a year ago is expected to plead guilty to felony robbery and misdemeanor damage to property on Friday.http://www.wpr.org/woman-charged-mining-site-raid-will-likely-plead-guiltyhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140917-MS-KLOTHPLEA.mp3Communities Look For Answers After String Of Arrests By ICE Officials In Western Wisconsinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/jZ05R5HReRo/communities-look-answers-after-string-arrests-ice-officials-western-wisconsin
http://www.wpr.org/communities-look-answers-after-string-arrests-ice-officials-western-wisconsin<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/chuck.JPG?itok=HqJVKwjx' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Western Wisconsin residents are still trying to make sense of the arrest of 12 people by federal immigration officials earlier this week.</p>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:15:00 -0500no Western Wisconsin residents are still trying to make sense of the arrest of 12 people by federal immigration officials earlier this week.http://www.wpr.org/communities-look-answers-after-string-arrests-ice-officials-western-wisconsinhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140917-MM-SPARTARAID.mp3Madison Police To Monitor How Officers Handle People With Mental Health Issueshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/u0PJ4jYB-Xk/madison-police-monitor-how-officers-handle-people-mental-health-issues
http://www.wpr.org/madison-police-monitor-how-officers-handle-people-mental-health-issues<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/3518096935_20f23d06e3_z.jpg?itok=yVItjkb0' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The city of Madison Police Department hopes to develop new strategies for interacting with people with mental health problems through a project that will collect data on mental health-related service calls.</p>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:45:00 -0500no The city of Madison Police Department hopes to develop new strategies for interacting with people with mental health problems through a project that will collect data on mental health-related service calls.http://www.wpr.org/madison-police-monitor-how-officers-handle-people-mental-health-issueshttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140917-GH-COPSMENTL.mp3NAACP Convenes Panel Of Leaders To Discuss Gun Violencehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/bcYbKoUTrBM/naacp-convenes-panel-leaders-discuss-gun-violence
http://www.wpr.org/naacp-convenes-panel-leaders-discuss-gun-violenceThe NAACP convened a panel of local leaders Tuesday to discuss ideas for what to do, or not do, to reduce gun violence in Milwaukee.Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:15:00 -0500noThe NAACP convened a panel of local leaders Tuesday to discuss ideas for what to do, or not do, to reduce gun violence in Milwaukee.http://www.wpr.org/naacp-convenes-panel-leaders-discuss-gun-violencehttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140916-CQ-MIGUNVIO.mp3Lawmakers Ask DOC To Respond To Inmate Abuse Allegationshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/YQ3-WlD2vSY/lawmakers-ask-doc-respond-inmate-abuse-allegations
http://www.wpr.org/lawmakers-ask-doc-respond-inmate-abuse-allegations<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Waupun-exterior-chain%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ckC-t53q' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Six Democratic state legislators say they want to meet with Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Wall about allegations that guards are abusing inmates in the segregation cells at a Waupun prison.</p>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:00:00 -0500no Six Democratic state legislators say they want to meet with Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Wall about allegations that guards are abusing inmates in the segregation cells at a Waupun prison.http://www.wpr.org/lawmakers-ask-doc-respond-inmate-abuse-allegationshttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140915-GH-DOCWAUPUN.mp3UW Campuses Use Undercover Student Informants In Drug Bustshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/t7gev_squ-o/uw-campuses-use-undercover-student-informants-drug-busts
http://www.wpr.org/uw-campuses-use-undercover-student-informants-drug-busts<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/Police.jpg?itok=1ssHOH36' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Students who are caught selling drugs on UW campuses often face a choice: Either face full criminal charges and a possible conviction, or become a confidential informant to help bust other dealers.</p>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0500no Students who are caught selling drugs on UW campuses often face a choice: Either face full criminal charges and a possible conviction, or become a confidential informant to help bust other dealers.http://www.wpr.org/uw-campuses-use-undercover-student-informants-drug-bustshttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140915-GH-CIONCAMPUS.mp3Midwest Mayors Gather To Discuss Gun Violencehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/amdzmMxk8GY/midwest-mayors-gather-discuss-gun-violence
http://www.wpr.org/midwest-mayors-gather-discuss-gun-violence<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/10304863396_60eb1b9193_z.jpg?itok=fLh0PBY6' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The shooting death of a Milwaukee man this week has pushed the state's gun homicide total for the year to 84.</p>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:15:00 -0500no The shooting death of a Milwaukee man this week has pushed the state's gun homicide total for the year to 84.http://www.wpr.org/midwest-mayors-gather-discuss-gun-violencehttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140912-CQ-GUNMAYOR.mp3Criminal Justice Experts Consider Ways To Lessen Racial Disparities In Perception Of Law Enforcementhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/0v3d916VT8E/criminal-justice-experts-consider-ways-lessen-racial-disparities-perception-law-enforcement
http://www.wpr.org/criminal-justice-experts-consider-ways-lessen-racial-disparities-perception-law-enforcementTwo criminal justice experts in Wisconsin concur with a national report's recommendations for reducing racial disparities in the way black and white Americans perceive crime and punishment.Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:00:00 -0500noTwo criminal justice experts in Wisconsin concur with a national report's recommendations for reducing racial disparities in the way black and white Americans perceive crime and punishment.http://www.wpr.org/criminal-justice-experts-consider-ways-lessen-racial-disparities-perception-law-enforcementhttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140911-GH-RACCRIME.mp3State Supreme Court Considers Police Drawing Blood From Drunken Drivershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/sXZO3Pmn_N4/state-supreme-court-considers-police-drawing-blood-drunken-drivers
http://www.wpr.org/state-supreme-court-considers-police-drawing-blood-drunken-drivers<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/7982577215_7386c270e0_z.jpg?itok=Scl30QgH' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The state Supreme Court is considering three cases this week that could help clarify state laws letting police draw blood from a suspected drunk driver without getting a search warrant.</p>Tue, 9 Sep 2014 19:00:00 -0500no The state Supreme Court is considering three cases this week that could help clarify state laws letting police draw blood from a suspected drunk driver without getting a search warrant.http://www.wpr.org/state-supreme-court-considers-police-drawing-blood-drunken-drivershttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140909-GH-BLOODRAW.mp3Milwaukee Joins Criminal Justice Research Project To Review Tragic Crimehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-CriminalJustice/~3/mXuqkqL-d1U/milwaukee-joins-criminal-justice-research-project-review-tragic-crime
http://www.wpr.org/milwaukee-joins-criminal-justice-research-project-review-tragic-crime<p><img src='http://www.wpr.org/sites/default/files/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/public/field/image/2673945271_5772ca8390_z.jpg?itok=BM7xXFmr' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Milwaukee is joining two other cities in a new criminal justice research project designed to pinpoint bad decisions by law enforcement agencies that led to tragic crimes.</p>Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:45:00 -0500no Milwaukee is joining two other cities in a new criminal justice research project designed to pinpoint bad decisions by law enforcement agencies that led to tragic crimes.http://www.wpr.org/milwaukee-joins-criminal-justice-research-project-review-tragic-crimehttp://podcast.wpr.org/nws/nws140908-GH-SENTEVENTS.mp3Wisconsin Public Radiononadult